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Prescient, a Colorado innovator in construction technology, shutting down its Arvada plant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Construction-tech company Prescient, which fabricated components for multi-family buildings, is closing its Arvada factory and laying off 60 employees, according to a letter the company sent to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday.“This action is expected to be permanent, and upon conclusion of the shutdown activities the company would be closed,” Sandra Espiritu-Ortega, the company’s chief human resources officer wrote in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter filed with the state on Aug. 31, the date when layoffs were expected to begin.John Vanker, Michael Lastowski and Satyen Patel founded Prescient on Sept. 1, 2012, in a large Broomfield garage, using state-of-the-art technology, including robotic welders, to produce panels, trusses and other components for apartment buildings, hotels, senior centers and student dorms.The company integrated its design software tightly into the manufacturing process, and turned to desig...

'Margaritaville' singer Jimmy Buffett dead at 76

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died at the age of 76.“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett's official website and social media pages said late Friday. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics. Longtime ‘The Price is Right’ host Bob Barker dies at 99 “Margaritaville,” released on Feb. 14, 1977, quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a state of mind for those ”wastin...

Girl, 12, recalls terrifying moment homeless man snuck into her home and touched her

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

A mother recalls the terrifying moment a man snuck into her Riverside home and touched her 12-year-old daughter.The suspect, Daveon Alvarez, 28, is a convicted felon and a transient on parole for auto theft, Riverside police said.Alvarez entered the home through an unlocked door where the victim, 12-year-old Jessie Guitron, was asleep on the couch.“He walked straight into the living room, stood in front of my daughter as she was asleep and touched her face with his hand,” said Laura Guitron, the victim's mother.Alvarez then sat across from the girl and just stared at her, Laura said. Maintaining her composure, the girl calmly walked over to her older sister’s room while Alvarez followed behind.“He asked for the time and I tell him,” Jessie recalled. “Then he asked for my age which was very confusing to me. I was just very nervous and tense.”Police say Daveon Alvarez snuck into a home and touched a 12-year-old girl on the face. Aug. 28, 2023. (Riverside Police)Daveon Alvarez is seen ...

Nanny hides with baby during attempted burglary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Security video captured the moment three masked men attempted to break into a Pico-Robertson home as a nanny and a baby hid inside.The attempted break-in happened in broad daylight last week, according to the homeowners who did not want to be identified. The homeowner had left briefly to pick up another child from school when the suspects decided to strike.Video shows the trio scaling a fence and wall in the home’s front yard before running to the back patio door to enter the home.“I got a call from my nanny and she tells me, whispering and very hysterical, that she's in the bathroom with my baby and that something happened and I should come back fast and help,” the homeowner recalled.Panicked, she raced home while the nanny and her baby continued hiding in the bathroom. The police were contacted and arrived shortly, but the thieves had already fled. Riverside girl recalls terrifying moment man snuck into her home and touched her Security video captured the moment three masked thi...

“Distilling” The Difference — CBD Distillate vs CBD Isolate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

There’s no such thing as “just CBD oil.” Every CBD extract on today’s market goes through a slightly different refining process. For this reason, manufacturers have developed labels to describe the concentration of their hemp products.In previous posts, Real Tested CBD has gone through the unique features of full-spectrum and broad-spectrum goods. However, you may have also run across “distillate” and “isolate” during your CBD shopping experience. While these words rhyme, they don’t refer to the same product. To make an informed purchase, customers should have a basic understanding of the distinctions between these extracts.CBD Distillate vs. Isolate — What’s The Key Feature That Separates These Extracts?Without getting too complex, distillate is simply a less-refined version of CBD isolate. In fact, manufacturers have to put CBD isolate through a distillation process before using additional purification techniques.This doesn’t mean CBD distillate is “dirty,” it just means that ther...

Home opener against top-20 opponent on national TV ‘awesome opportunity’ for San Jose State Spartans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

SAN JOSE — There will be more eyes than usual on San Jose State’s football team for its home opener.A week after trailing No. 6 USC by just a touchdown at halftime in an eventual season-opening 56-28 loss in L.A., the Spartans will face another ranked opponent in No. 16 Oregon State. If that’s not enough, the game will be broadcast on CBS — San Jose State’s first regular-season game on the prestigious network in four decades — as part of a rare college football Sunday doubleheader.SJSU head coach Brent Brennan said it’s another challenge for his young team.“The difficulty is that you’re playing two really good teams right off the bat and you don’t know who you are as a football team yet,” Brennan said. “We’re still getting new players acclimated and into the fold and adjusted to the scheme. We’re playing some really young players and some guys in some different spots.”“I also think it’s an awesome opportunity … This group that’s coming...

Gordon Biersch’s Dan Gordon being honored by History San Jose

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

History Park in San Jose is set to be transformed into a beer garden for one night this fall as Gordon Biersch co-founder Dan Gordon is honored at History San Jose’s annual fundraiser in October.Now, maybe beer isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of San Jose, but History San Jose CEO Bill Schroh says brewing is a key part of the valley’s story.“People forget that before we were known as Silicon Valley we were known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight, one of the premier farming regions in the world. Two of the crops that were grown were hops and barley, which we all know go into the brewing of beer,” Schroh said, noting that there once were at least six major breweries in the valley.Gordon, Schroh said, “not only keeps this tradition alive but also is an important contributor to the gastronomic and brewing arts in San Jose.”Today, the county’s biggest brewer is Gordon Biersch, which Gordon co-founded with Dean Biersch ...

49ers’ Purdy, Steelers’ Pickett draw high praise from analysts ahead of opening showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason are of the belief that Brock Purdy can take the extra step and lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2023.But Purdy and his surgically repaired right elbow will have a big test on Sept. 10 when the 49ers visit the Pittsburgh Steelers for their NFL season opener.Purdy’s rise was one of the NFL’s biggest storylines last season as he went from the final pick in the NFL Draft – seventh round, No. 262 overall – to a surprise star over the last six regular season games and two playoff games before being injured against the Philadelphia Eagles.The out-of-nowhere tale helped to obscure the performance of the first of nine quarterbacks taken in the draft. Kenny Pickett was taken No. 20 in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers, went 7-5 as a starter and by most accounts has blossomed in the leadup to Year 2 as the successor to Ben Roethlisberger.Pickett, who also went to college at Pittsburgh, passed for 2,404 yards, completing 245 of 389 passes with seven tou...

Denver weather: Hot start to the holiday weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warmer than normal through Labor Day weekend. A chance for showers and thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday will help to lower temperatures slightly each day. Weather today: Hot and drySaturday, Denver will see a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures will climb to the mid-90s, which is 10 degrees hotter than usual for this time of year, and 5 degrees shy of the current record. Weather tonight: Partly cloudy, warmSaturday night, Denver will stay under a partly cloudy sky. Temperatures will remain on the warm side and only fall to the mid-60sLooking ahead: Chance for showers, less hotWarmer-than-normal temperatures stick around for the rest of the holiday weekend. High temperatures will climb to 90 degrees on Sunday with a chance for a few afternoon and early evening thunderstorms. An isolated chance for a few afternoon thunderstorms returns on Labor Day alongside highs climbing to the mid-80s.Cooler, more seasonal temperatur...

Russia, Belarus barred from Nobel Prize ceremony after outcry forces U-turn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:25 GMT

The Nobel Foundation reversed its decision to invite ambassadors from authoritarian states involved in the war in Ukraine to its annual awards ceremony following condemnation from Kyiv and other European capitals.In a statement on Saturday, the Swedish trust acknowledged that its policy to invite ambassadors from all countries “in accordance with previous practice” had “provoked strong reactions.”In the face of growing condemnation, including from the government of Sweden, the organizers will “choose to repeat last year’s exception to regular practice — that is, to not invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm.” However, it added, their invitation to a parallel ceremony in Oslo still stands.Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said this week that he was “greatly surprised” to see Moscow’s envoy invited to the awards, and that he would not have made the same decision. Representati...